The Great Reformer. Francis And The Making Of A Radical Pope

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 447 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A biography of Pope Francis that will describe how this revolutionary thinker will use the power of his position to challenge and redirect one of the worlds most formidable religionsAn expansive and deeply contextual work, at its heart this book is about the intersection of faith and politicsthe tension between the popes innovative vision for the Church and the obstacles he faces in an institution still strongly defined by its conservative past. Based on extensive interviews in Argentina and years of study of the Catholic Church, Ivereigh tells the story not only of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the remarkable man whose background and total commitment to the discernment of Gods will transformed him into Pope Francisbut the story of why the Catholic Church chose him as their leader.With the Francis Revolution just beginning, this biography will provide never-before-explained context on how one mans ambitious program beganand how it will likely endthrough an investigation of Franciss youth growing up in Buenos Aires and the dramatic events during the Perón era that shaped his beliefs; his ongoing conflicts and disillusionment with the ensuing doctrines of an authoritarian and militaristic government in the 1970s; how his Jesuit training in Argentina and Chile gave him a unique understanding and advocacy for a "Church of the Poor"; and his rise from Cardinal to the papacy.

ISBN: 9781760291181